Music in Child’s Life

Posted on September 5th, 2008 in All about Education, Theories of Learning by jazzie || No Comment

In London, there’s a group of Filipino children who have their own band. I’m uncertain with the band’s name but it sound like “Silverdale”. It’s composed of James Cruz, Allan Panisales and Lester Calucag. They started as Maharlika Singing Ambassadors. These children are truly idols for Filipino kids. They show that they can become stars at young age!

These three kids grew up in England with their family. Although they’re not currently living in the Philippines, their parents are instilling the Filipino culture and values. What they did is they give emphasis on two cultures (Filipino&foreign). They’re teaching their kids Tagalog which is our national dialect. In addition, they show pictures from the Philippines. On how the Philippines look like. In their homes, they prepare Filipino dishes. Parents are doing these because they don’t want that their kids will forget their native land.

Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple or or * Intelligences includes musical intelligence. A child who’s got good hearing in rhythm and tones and able to play musical instruments is considered smart/intelligent. That’s why teachers would recommend or encourage the mommies to allow their child to play musical instruments if they assess that their child is exceptional.It’s expected that they can do it without so much struggles. They’ll learn easily with it.

To all parents who have kids, pay attention to these tips given by the parents of these 3 children stars in London, England.

  1. Observe your child. Explore their skills and hidden talents.
  2. Support child’s talents.
  3. Let them participate in competition. That will help them develop their skills.
  4. Don’t humiliate them if they can’t do what you want like in playing piano which they don’t like or can.
  5. Don’t be pushy. Don’t force your child to do that they hate. Their interest is more important.
  6. Prepare to accept that there are things that can’t do that other children can. Remember that we people differ. So with our development.
  7. Help them in areas where they do good.